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k1pfeifle at gmx.net
Wed Dec 22 05:13:29 PST 2004
Colin McDonald wrote:
> How do you enable CUPS to print to a file device?
Insert a directive of
FileDevice On
into /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and restart cupsd. Then install the
printer:
lpadmin -p fileprinter -v file:/tmp/printfile.prn -E [-P /path/to/PPD]
No you should see your printer with its device URI by doing
lpstat -v
Please note:
1) the standard file device built into CUPS doesnt show in the listing
of the
lpinfo -v
command.
2) if you choose to create a "raw" printer (that is, a printer without
a PPD) with a file device backend, the jobs will *not* show up in
"/tmp/printfile.prn" -- they are sent to /dev/null (security reaons).
3) any new job will overwrite the previous job's file.
Cheers,
Kurt
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